Anchoring clip for artificial brick siding and the like



J. B. WARDLE May 14, 1940.

ANCHORING CLIP FOR ARTIFICIAL BRICK SIDING AND THE LIKE Filed April 7, 1939 6 d H- r migg Patented May 14, 1940 UNITED STATES,

PATENT OFFICE ANCHORING CLIP FOR'ARTIFICIAL BRICK SIDING' AND THE LIKE James B. Wardle, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Application April 7, 1939, Serial No. 266,501

7 Claims. (-01. 20--5) The principal objects of this invention are to enable the secure anchorage .of artificial sid-f' ing, shingles or the like to a wall structure and to provide an improved form of ,fastening device j for this purpose which may be easily applied and may be manufactured at low cost.

The principal feature of the invention resides I a Figure 2-is an enlarged-perspectiveview showing. fastening members constructed in: accord-- ance with the present invention applied to the tongue edgeof a section of'siding. Figure'3 is a side elevational'view ofa pre ierred form of fastening clip. v

Figure 4 is a perspective view-of a partially formed clip prior to bending into the form shown inFigure3. f

Figure 5 is aside elevational view ofa modified form of fastening clip.

Figure 6 is a-sectional elevation through the tongue and groove joint of apair of siding sections showing the co-operative'relation there.- with of the clip.

Figure '7 is an edge elevational view illustrating a modification of the clip shown in Figure 5.

In the application of arti'ficialbrick siding or the like to building structures it has previously been proposed to provide anchoring clips which were nailed to the wall-structure and presented sharpened tongues or prongs which were pressed into the relatively soft .material of the siding to more efie'ctively anchor the'siding in place. I

The present invention has been devised to enable a more secure anchorage-particularlyinthe case of siding sections which are fitted together with a tongue and groove joint; 7

In the preferred form of 'the' invention illus:

trated in Fig. 3 the clip member I is formed of a strip of metal 2jas illustrated Figure-4, which metal is preferably otarust-res'isting character having aligned oppositely pointed prong members 3' and '4' partially severed therefrom.

.The prong-portions 3 and], together-with the intervening connecting area 5, are preferably 6v and the oppositenend area 'lare displaced retained in a common plane, while the end aria v oopposite sides of the area 5 by providing a etum bend in the dotted zones 8' and 1' respectively. When the strip is thus formed the por- 5 1 tion I forms an attachmentlug spacedparallelly inward from the plane of disposition of the prongs 3 and 4, while the portion 6 forms an anchoring lug spacedparallelly from the plane of disposition oi. the prongs- 3 and! on the out- 10 ward side thereof as best illustrated in Figure 6. r In the modified form of the device shown in Figure 5 additional edge prongs 3' and 4' are provided which will further enhance the anchor-v age. The fastening lu'g arealv is here shown '15 provided with'perforations, one-arranged either side of the central prong I and-one arranged centrally-thereabove, v a

In the-applicationoi theclip'member the siding-which is laid in strips. lover-the wall stmc- 20 ture 9;;is provided'with atongueill at one edge which: is accommodated in ,a groove ii in the adjacent edge oi 'the next-applied strip.

When one strip has been placed in position with: the tongue "I exposed the clip member is 2-5 then. applied over the tongue and pressed downwardly until it assumes the. position shown in Figure 2I-so that the lug portion 6 overlaps the tongue ill on the outward side, while the. prong '4 'will penetrate the relatively soft material of 3'!) the'siding. strip with the looped portion'l' accommodated'behind the tongue III.-

Fastening members B'are then passed through the perforati'o'ns in the lug portion I into the wall structure 9 so that the clip will befirmlysecured 35 and alsoithe tongue edge portion of the. siding strip. The next adjacent siding'strip is. then pressed into the position shown inFigure 6 so that-the, upwardly extending prongs 3 are caused to penetrate the material at the base of the 40 groove ill, while the inward wall portion l-2' oi the g'roovei llenters between the intermediate portion 'iand the fastening lug sotnat' asubstantija'l and dependable interlock is achieved.

. f Th e' 'outer wall portion I3- of-.the groove. ll, 45 Which infthe case of brick-siding, is finished to represent mortar, overlaps the tongue ill and also othe retaining lug G of the clip. to completely cover thesame. "A' fastening means suchas' deflned imay be 50 readily applied and will provide a secure and dependable anchorage for the relatively heavy siding material and the s-shapedi cross sectional contour will provide a desirable resiliency to take care of expansion and contraction under varying 55 weather conditions, while at the same time ensuring a positive anchorage due to the intermediately disposed arrangement of the anchoring prongs.

What I claim as my invention is:

l. A fastening clip for artificial brick siding and the like, having in combination a fastening lug for attachment to a building structure, a lug offset substantially parallel from said fastening lug to overlap an outer face of the siding, and

prong means disposed intermediately between and integral therewith said respective lugs in substantial parallel relation thereto for embedment in the siding material.

2. A fastening clip for artificial brick siding and the like, having in combination lugs disposed in substantially parallel offset planes one adapted to engage and be secured to a building structure and the other adapted to overlie an outer face of the siding material, and prongs integral with said lugs disposed in a plane intermediately between the planes of disposition of said respective lugs for embedment anchorage in the siding material,

3. A fastening clip as claimed in claim 2 in which said prongs are disposed in oifset planes between the planes of disposition of said lugs and extending in part at least in opposite directions for embedment in respective sections of the siding.

4. The combination with a tongue and groove interfitting siding, of a fastening clip formed to snugly embrace the tongue portion on its outward side and having integral projecting prong members pointed for entry into the tongue and groove region of the siding on the inward side of the tongue-embracing portion.

5. The combination with sections of artificial brick siding and the like, having interfitting tongue and groove portions, of a fastening clip comprising a strip of metal bent into substantial S formation to present oppositely looped portions for embracing respectively one wall of the groove and the tongue member of an adjacent section of siding, said clip member having integral pointed prong projections extending in opposite directions between said embracing looped areas and therebeyond for embedment relation to the respective siding sections.

6. An attachment clip for artificial brick siding and the like having inter-fitting tongue and groove portions, formed of a strip of metal looped in opposite directions from a central region to form fastening and anchoring lugs respectively, and integral pointed prongs extending in opposite directions from said central region in longitudinal alignment at least one of said pointed prongs being positioned to enter the groove of one siding section at the back of the tongue and to embed in the bottom thereof and at least one of the pointed prongs being positioned to extend beyond the tongue of the other section and embed in the said other section at the base of the tongue.

7. A fastening clip for artificial brick siding 

